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...particular religion, but because of the way the rituals have evolved, it's assumed a Mason is going to have a non-specific belief in a God or deity. It also asks if you've ever been convicted of a serious crime. That is a deal breaker. The main other thing is they want confirmation that you're self-supporting, that you're not joining the Masons to mooch off the lodge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freemasons: Fact vs. Fiction | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

...done at the altar in the middle of the lodge room. It's basically just a waist-high piece of furniture that has a Bible or whatever sacred text the individual has for their particular religion. Then you're walked around the lodge room, introduced to each of the main officers. You see the assembled brethren and the master of the lodge before you in his top hat. It's very traditional, early-1800s garb. And after the ritual - and this is true of all the Masonic degrees - the master recites a lecture on the group's history and symbols...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freemasons: Fact vs. Fiction | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

...whether I win or O'Neal does (you can read both essays and vote on a winner at time.com/Shaqvsjoel I beseech you to judge both pieces as if they were written by scrawny, long-haired guys with new babies, whose main method of making a living depends on this), I have learned from O'Neal. Confidence, even if it's faked, makes life more interesting. Instead of wondering if he can write, swim, act, rap, get an M.B.A., be a cop, wrestle, fight in mixed martial arts or give himself ridiculous nicknames, he does it. And the results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shaq vs. Joel: An Essay-Writing Smackdown | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...main under Plympton Street cracked early Sunday afternoon, causing gas to seep into Old Quincy and the building to be evacuated for several hours. The gas concentration was low enough to not constitute a serious fire danger, according to officials at the scene, and the gas company, NSTAR, was present and actively monitoring gas levels soon after the leak was identified. The gas began filtering into the building through cracks in its foundation during the early afternoon yesterday, according to Cambridge Fire Department Deputy Chief Francis E. Murphy III. Outside Quincy on Plympton Street, the smell of gas was palpable...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gas Leak Causes Dorm Evacuation | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

Maintenance and testing will be conducted between the hours 4:00PM and 8:00PM Hydrant testing is performed to ensure operability and to identify and repair those hydrants requiring maintenance. In addition to hydrant testing, we will be performing water main flushing...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer | Title: Rusty Water by the River | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

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